Where does “omistaja” come from?

omistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

omistaja (Finnish): owner

Definitions

  1. owner

Ancestry of “omistaja”, step by step

omistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish omistaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishomistaaTo own, have, possess; To dedicate, inscribe; To...
2Finnishomaown; friendly
3Proto-Finnicomaown

Words derived from “omistaja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw